Knowledge and skills requirements for software developer student
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Liebenberg, J.
Huisman, M.
Mentz, E.
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ICETC
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It is widely acknowledged that there is a shortage of software developers, not only in South Africa, but also
worldwide. Despite reports on a gap between industry needs and software education, the gap has mostly been explored in
quantitative studies. This paper reports on the qualitative data of a mixed method study of the perceptions of professional
software developers regarding what topics they learned from their formal education and the importance of these topics to their
actual work. The analysis suggests that there is a gap between industry’s needs and software development education and the
following recommendations are made: 1) Real-life projects must be included in students’ education; 2) Soft skills and business
skills must be included in curricula; 3) Universities must keep the curriculum up to date; 4) Software development education
must be made accessible to a diverse range of students.
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Liebenberg, J. et al. 2014. Knowledge and skills requirements for software developer students. ICETC 2014: 16th International Conference on Education Technology and Computer, 28-29 Aug. [https://www.waset.org/conference/2014/08/paris/ICETC/program?forceTentative=1]